Refurbishing of the Cresap Test Center. Interim Report, May 1974-September 1977

摘要

The pilot plant at Cresap, West Virginia was originally set up as a project to produce high octane gasoline from coal. The design was accomplished by the C.W. Nofsinger Company under contract to the Consolidation Coal Company, and construction was completed in 1967 by the Dravo Company. The plant operated until April, 1970. It was plagued throughout its operating life by numerous mechanical failures. Subsequent to the shutdown, an engineering survey was made by the Foster-Wheeler Corporation, who concluded that the process was technically feasible but that certain design modifications of the pilot plant were necessary to improve mechanical reliability. Fluor was awarded a contract in May, 1974 to reactivate the plant. The Consol Synthetic Fuels (CSF) process was retained as the basic design, but the target product specifications were shifted from a light synthetic crude oil to a clean liquid fuel suitable for large stationary steam boilers such as are used in the electric power generation industry. The plant has been modified to incorporate an extensive testing program to establish the reliability of equipment components critical to coal liquefaction processes. This report provides a detailed analysis of the plant changes needed to meet the contractual objectives. In addition, this report contains a process description, process and mechanical flow diagrams, an equipment list, and photographs of the plant site at various stages of the construction. (ERA citation 05:012945)